Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D.
Optometrist · New Braunfels, TX
Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Braunfels, Texas, and NPI 1598840449, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5550TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Benjamin Albright
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5550TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 E Common St., New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Phone
- (830) 629-4090
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (830) 629-4089
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050114000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Douglas Benjamin Albright in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5550TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost165 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Cyclosporine18 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate17 claims
- Travoprost17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $115.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Douglas B Albright OD PANew Braunfels, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
35 optometrist records list a practice address in New Braunfels
They are 35 of the 1,853 NPPES records with a practice address in New Braunfels, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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Other optometrist records in Texas
- Matthew Aaker, O.D.Universal City, TX1518394410
- Brad Aaron, O.D.New Boston, TX1073588810
- Michelle Aaron, O.D.San Antonio, TX1306916291
- Gary Abbott, ODRandolph Afb, TX1194880385
- Fortuna Abebe, ODHouston, TX1073185278
- Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX1861539363
- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX1275971145
- Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX1376479311
- Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
- Erin Abraham, ODDallas, TX1598440505
Common questions
What is Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598840449, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 E Common St., New Braunfels, TX, 78130. Phone: (830) 629-4090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5550TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Benjamin Albright, O.D. had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.